h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Today I participated in the Campbell Civics Day program. About 30 seniors from my high school were selected based on certain criteria to be matched up with a city official for the day. I was with the Superintendent of the Water Department. Some of the equipment was interesting, but then we had to sit in on a meeting which I struggled to stay awake through. However, things got a little more interesting when it we found out that the guy who was supposed to supervise the installation of the new power generator decided to go home, and boy was my man pissed. After that was lunch. I enjoyed a game of Spades before a blatant violation of the seperation of church and state which resulted in setting the world record for most invocations of "Lord" in a minute. "Lord, we thank you Lord for this food Lord, and Lord, we ask Lord that these young people Lord will Lord..." Well, you get the point. And I swear I'm not exagerating. Anyways, everything had meat in it except the rolls and the salad, and I hate salad. So I got a plate full of rolls and took a few packages of non-butter butter (every ingredient ended in "ide" or "ate"). Then some speeches from the Mayor and other dignitaries. After that came the best part. The students had a mock counicil meeting with lots of ad-libbing. It was halarious. All in all a nice day, and a good excuse to get out of school.